Tag: Residential Solar
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Former Uber, Casper execs launch Haven Energy to simplify home battery sales
Home battery systems could be the next big thing, especially considering that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) extended the 30% solar investment tax credit (ITC) to standalone home battery systems. But still, the current return on investment of a home energy storage system is confusing for homeowners, and the installation / system design is complex……
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LGES launches Prime+ home energy storage system with new inverter
LG Energy Solution is debuting a new residential energy storage system this month called Prime+. It will include, of course, LGES batteries but also, for the firs time, a new inverter that LGES is launching in the North American market under its own brand name. LGES is hosting pilot sites with installers across multiple locations……
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Colorado approves streamlined solar permitting process
For any state or region hoping to add more solar energy, a modern, streamlined permitting process can have a big impact. The Colorado Legislature has taken note and passed a bipartisan bill to establish the Streamlined Solar Permitting and Inspection Grant Program. This will provide nearly $1 million to help local governments with startup costs……
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Florida-based solar installer Sunergy goes public
Sunergy Renewables, a leading Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, announced a definitive agreement for a business combination with ESGEN Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company backed by Energy Spectrum. The combined company will be a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The pro forma implied enterprise value of……
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Report: Net metering compensation moves to time-varying and avoided cost rates
The solar net metering headlines have been dominated by California’s NEM 3.0, but net metering compensation is being updated all over the country. The Q1 2023 edition of The 50 States of Solar finds that 41 states, plus the District of Columbia, took some type of distributed solar policy action during Q1 2023, with the……